Improvement in cde-trimmees



uiten Saintes gstrn't @High -cation.

DAVID Atomen, or New Yonntu. Y., AssIeNoR To PHELAN e GOLLENDER,

' 'or NEW YORK CITY.

Letters Patent No. 77,436, dated May 5, 1868'.

YMPROYEMBNY In cornemuses.

`TO ALL WHOM MAY CONCERN 2 Y A y v Be it known that I, DAVIDALDRIQH, ofNew York, of`New -York county, in the State of New York, 'have inventedacertain new arid useful Improved Cue-Cutteu und I do hereby declare thatthe following is a. full and exact description thereof, 4referencebeingphad tothe accompanying drawings, melringpart of this appli-V.

My invention rel-etes to a new machine or nstrum'er'it'for cutting theends ot' billiard-cues preparatory to putting the .tips or leathers onthem. I y

Previous to my invention, the 'machine or instrument in most general usein billiard-rooms for trimming the ends of cues has been composed of etubular holder, provided with. a. cutt/er, secured on the end of aspring shank, and solarrenged that by'pressing upon the` saidshank,`(after having inserted the cue in the holden) and turning thecue, the cutter` would remove e. piece from thev cue-end, and leave the`latter in a proper condition to receive lthe leather ortip in the mannerwell linown'to those skilled in the art.' But it has been found inpractice that this kind of eue-trimmer, Ieven when operated with by'anexpert, doesnot work successfully' and satisfactorily, end thzit it verySoon' becomes so deranged and inoperative as-to be, almost whollyuseless, and other devices or instrumentshave been devised, though noneo'f them, to my knowledge, are fully successful. To overcome thepractical objectionsexisting in `cue-cutters as heretofore made,'and`toafford an instrument at once eiective, simple, economic, and durable,and with which an'experiencd hand can perfectly trim the end of a cueready to receive the leather, isthe object of'my invention, whichconsists'in a cueftrimnier'composed of a. hollow hand-piece andcueholder provided with a. reciprocatory carriage atitsfupper end,carrying the cutter,`nnd also in forcing along the said carriage andcutter by means of a lever or-hundle hungto the hollow hand-piece andeue-holder, lall aswill be presently fully. described.

And my invention also' further consists in making the cutterremovable,and retaining' it in the carriage or slide by Ineens of thecarriage-holder, all eswill be presently more fullyv explained. v i YTo' enable those Askilled in the art to make-and use my invention., Iwill proceed to describe the construe tion and operation of Aone of myimproved cue-trimming machines or instruments, referring by letters tothe accompanying drawings, in which* Figure 1 is a. top view, I

Figure 2 longitudinal section,

Figure 3 a side view, and

Figure 4 det'ail views of the carriage and cutter.`

In the several figures, the same part is designated by the same letterof-referencei A is a metallic hand-piece, which is made hollow, asillustrated, und which is formed at its upper end with a table, b, inwhich is arranged Aand vworks a cutter-carriage, C. lThis carriage ismoved back and forth in suitable bearings, with c. reciprocetory motion,by means ofthe upper end ot' a vibrotory handle, D, moving in a mortisecnt through said carriage, as clearly showin at iigs. 1 and 2. I

The handle l) is pivoted'at e to the hand-piece and cue-holder A, endrisprovided with a. strong spring,f, to throw it always, when relieved,iii-'such a position as to platee thecerriage ready for the introductionof the cue or stick. g is thecutter, which may be made of steel, andabout in the vshape shown, and this cutter, g, is inserted into thecarriage b, and is retained in place by the tips 1,2, of the bed ortable on which said car. ringe rides.

`At g. 2 I hnve shown lthecue -or stick atm, and illustrated theAmachine as it'l iu the operation of cutting the cueend. i A

l The operation of my improved cue-cutter will be readily comprehendedby those familiar with the use of auch tools. The cue being insertedwithin the hollowhand-piece A, as'illustratednt fig. 2, and adjusted tothe cutter g, so that the latter will bite at the point where itis'desircd to cut oh the cue, the seid cutter is forced into the stickby pressing the handle or lever D toward the cue-holder A, while at thesame time the cue m is turned round 'and round (in the usual manner) bythe operator.l And in vthis manner the end of the cue is trimmed or cutoff in a perfect plane, and smoothly. It will be observed that thecutter g, being held laterally by the carriage C, and retainedvertically within the table in which said carriage moves, will have aperfect reciprocatory motion,land will consequently cut the cue infaperfectplane, and smooth and evenly. The `cutter g is so shaped andadapted 4to the carriage/C, that when the latter is unshipped, the saidcutter can be takenI right out for sharpening, lite. i

By having lthe carriage mortised through, and the end of the lever Dpassed through said hole, as shown and described, a very simple means ofoperating the said carriage is provided, and one which, veryeconomically manufactured, is durable, and not liableto get out oforder.Of course, the particular vmanner off holding th instrument -to work :itis notmaterial, but I would suggest to have the instrument grasped inthe right lancl, with the lever D toward the palm, and the cue turnedwith the-left hand.

.It will be seen that while an instrument, such as shown and described,may be very cheaply manufactured, it will be exceedingly durable, andwill'work successfully in every particular.

I do not wish to be understood as limiting my claim of invention.to anypreclsedetails of construction or proportion `ot` parts; but,havingfully described my improved machine or instrument forcutting'ortrimming cues,

WhatI claim therein las new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, isAi 1. The hollow handpiece and eue-holder, with its table orslide-holder, b, in combination with a reciprocating carriage, providedwith a cutter, substantially as and for the purposesset forth. 2. Iclaim the employment, 4in combination with the hollow cue-holder andlhandpiece, of'a reciprocatory cutter-carriage and the driving-lever D,the whole arranged to operate in the manner and for the purpose subsvstantally as described. Y y

l 3. I claim the removable cutter g, in combination with thecutter-carriage and table b, substantially as and for the purposedescribed. i i l In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand andseal, this twenty-ninth day of February, 1868.

Y DAVID allusioni.` [1.. s] Witnesses:

.Iosmu HUNT, E. W. WEED.

